An estimated 40% of all incident cancers and 44% of all cancer deaths in adults 30 and older were attributed to lifestyle risk factors in 19 of 30 cancer types, an American Cancer Society study found.
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Intermountain Health CEO's 3 key solutions to lead healthcare
Dedication. That’s just one of the words Rob Allen, president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, used to advise aspiring healthcare leaders in a July 11 LinkedIn post.
Providence warns 2,200 patients of potential infection exposure
Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health are notifying about 2,400 patients of a potential exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to a physician’s inadequate infection control practices.
Illinois hospital names CEO
Mike Cooper was named CEO of Fairfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital.
ISMP warns about mislabeled IV bag overwraps
A mislabeled overwrap and a difference of two lowercase letters on an intravenous bag have prompted a national alert after a nurse administered the medication and, 15 minutes later, the patient’s heart rate slowed.
Physician pay, productivity trends are unsustainable: AMGA
Specialists saw a larger pay bump than primary care physicians last year on average, according to AMGA’s 2024 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey.
Healthcare's most in-demand, fastest-growing jobs: LinkedIn
Nursing roles dominate LinkedIn’s list of most in-demand healthcare jobs, while care coordinator tops its list of healthcare jobs with the fastest-growing demand.
Former New York nurse exec dies
Jay Kohlbrenner, PhD, RN, a former vice president of clinical services and chief nursing officer for 20 years at Bethpage, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Hospital, died July 6 at 72.
Microsoft exec tapped for lead clinical data role at Optum
Optum has named Benjamin Shobert senior vice president of clinical data.
7 hospitals closing departments or ending services
A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
